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, 90 miles east of russia. injured some 500 people there, causing shockwaves. it is not related, experts say, to the 150-foot asteroid expected to pass within a mere 17,000 miles from earth today. >>> disabled carnival cruise ship that became a floating nightmare for thousands of passengers and crew finally docked overnight in mobile, alabama. relieved passengers said they were looking forward to hot showers and working toilets. many had high praise for the performance of the crew after an engine fire last weekend left the ship without power. >>> blade runner olympian oscar pistorius appeared today in court where his agent said he disputed the murder charge against him, quote, in the strongest possible terms. the south african athlete wept openly as prosecutors said they would pursue a premeditated murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. police say she was shot several times thursday inside pistorius' home. >>> body found in a burned-out cabin in southern california tuesday was that
, 90 miles east of russia. injured some 500 people there, causing shockwaves. it is not related, experts say, to the 150-foot asteroid expected to pass within a mere 17,000 miles from earth today. >>> disabled carnival cruise ship that became a floating nightmare for thousands of passengers and crew finally docked overnight in mobile, alabama. relieved passengers said they were looking forward to hot showers and working toilets. many had high praise for the performance of the crew...
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welcome. >>> a hazing pictures from russia. a meteor explodes in the sky more than 1,000 people now hurt. sports icon oscar pistorius rejects a murder allegation. the owe him tick runner stood in court earlier today as a judge formally charged him in the killing of his girlfriend. and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux. and first, the meteor that rocketed down from space today tore across the skies over southern russia. this is what it looked like. pretty amazing pictures of this streak of bright light. that is actually the meteor burning up. the shockwave triggered a huge sonic boom. listen to it. a terrifying blast. shattered the windows across the area. more than 1,000 were hurt including 200 children. most of the injuries from that flying glass that you saw there. want to bring this chad myers talking about how this happened. what actually took place? why did
welcome. >>> a hazing pictures from russia. a meteor explodes in the sky more than 1,000 people now hurt. sports icon oscar pistorius rejects a murder allegation. the owe him tick runner stood in court earlier today as a judge formally charged him in the killing of his girlfriend. and in the state of the union address, president obama talked about gun violence. well, later today, he's going to be in chicago to talk about possible solutions. this is cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux....
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meteorites hitting the earth in the remote wilderness, western russia. the shock wave here from this sonic boom shattered windows, buckled buildings. imagine driving along and seeing that careen across the sky. and this, this is windows blowing at a school. these are kids practicing judo. next video showing the panic and the moments after the blast. car alarms triggered, mobile phone networks interrupted, hundreds of buildings were damaged because of that meteor. and an asteroid the size of two semitrucks made space history just this last hour called 2012-da-14, came closest to earth than any other asteroid of its size has in a long, long time. the white dot there in the middle of the screen shows it is traveling close, 17,500 miles over indonesia. the brush by lasted a couple of seconds as the asteroid traveled 4.8 miles a second. but it definitely has lasting impression on my next guest, former astronaut ed lu. you call yourself, ed, an asteroid hunter. you keep track of these asteroids, you say this should serve as a wake-up call. wake-up call to what
meteorites hitting the earth in the remote wilderness, western russia. the shock wave here from this sonic boom shattered windows, buckled buildings. imagine driving along and seeing that careen across the sky. and this, this is windows blowing at a school. these are kids practicing judo. next video showing the panic and the moments after the blast. car alarms triggered, mobile phone networks interrupted, hundreds of buildings were damaged because of that meteor. and an asteroid the size of two...
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this one was ten tons that went across russia. we don't often talk about, there was a giant one that hit america in oregon in 1902. it's called the willemit meteorite. 15 tons. we haven't had them hit for a long period of time. >> and cell phone cams rolling. >> you'll get a picture of one when they come through. but not attached to the asteroid. the asteroid is going to pass by us. it will not be a problem. meteor showers are probably a dozen of them every year across the u.s. >> sam, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the carnival cruise ship nightmare. it is finally over. after five days drifting without power in the gulf of mexico, "the triumph" docked in mobile, alabama, overnight, with over 4,000 passengers onboard. we're going to talk to several of them live in a moment. first, let's go to abc's matt gutman. matt, i can only imagine relief when the huge ship behind you hit land. >> reporter: good morning, george. being so close to "the triumph," you get a sense of the scale involved here and the difficulty in towing this
this one was ten tons that went across russia. we don't often talk about, there was a giant one that hit america in oregon in 1902. it's called the willemit meteorite. 15 tons. we haven't had them hit for a long period of time. >> and cell phone cams rolling. >> you'll get a picture of one when they come through. but not attached to the asteroid. the asteroid is going to pass by us. it will not be a problem. meteor showers are probably a dozen of them every year across the u.s....
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russia's academy of is russia's sciences said it was ten tons and traveled at3,000 miles an hour. no wonder people were panicking. so streaking across the early morning fire, a burst of light and an explosion of sound. these unverified pictures show the close shave with a meteorite. locals heard and felt the shock wave of it passing. on the ground, people stunned and unsure of what they had seen were left staring at the thick trail. this man said it lasted three, maybe four seconds. more than 400 are reported injured, many hurt by broken glass. windows popped out and a large part of this factory roof collapsed. this level of damage is rare, but meteorites are common. they're often smaller an burn up as they enter the earth's atmosphere. an asteroid the size of a swimming pool will make the closest recorded pass of earth. closer than some satellites. >> we understand it's going extreme he well and we can say there's no chance of it hitting the earth. >> reporter: this part of russia, that will be welcome news. some people asking if that asteroid fly-by we're expecting later is some
russia's academy of is russia's sciences said it was ten tons and traveled at3,000 miles an hour. no wonder people were panicking. so streaking across the early morning fire, a burst of light and an explosion of sound. these unverified pictures show the close shave with a meteorite. locals heard and felt the shock wave of it passing. on the ground, people stunned and unsure of what they had seen were left staring at the thick trail. this man said it lasted three, maybe four seconds. more than...